Perkins fires up Big Reds in victory

FLAT ROCK – When you’ve beaten a team handily twice in a season, it’s sometimes difficult to get fired up to play them again, even if it is a Regional semifinal.

Except of course, if you’re Milan’s Nick Perkins.

The 6-7 forward’s double-double put him head and shoulders above the rest in more ways than one in the Big Reds’ 62-48 Class B Regional semifinal win over Grosse Ile.

“Nick’s a big time player,” Milan coach Josh Tropea said. “He lives for this time of year and this is what he loves. I expect to see the same thing from him on Wednesday.”

Easily the star of the night, Perkins sank 30 points and nabbed 17 rebounds, proving to everyone watching that no matter where he goes, he owns the paint.

“We just talked about it in practice, running the offense through me so I can get the ball and make plays for my teammates,” Perkins said. “A lot of people are going to double me so I just kicked it out and made everything easier. When it was time to get mine, I could create easy shots for myself and I did.”

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